The Rotters Club

Transmission: February 2005

  • BBC2: 3 x 60min
  • Writers: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
  • Producer: Chrissy Skinns
  • Director: Tony Smith
  • Executive Producers: Suzan Harrison, George Faber, Charles Pattinson
  • Co-Production: Isle of Man Films
  • Starring: Kevin Doyle, Elizabeth Berrington, Mark Williams, Sarah Lancashire, Hugo Speer, Rebecca Front

Based on the novel by Jonathan Coe, The Rotters' Club is a rollicking coming-of-age tale, following aspiring musician Benjamin Trotter and his three best friends as they grow up in the turbulent Midlands of the mid-70s, and find their adult identities during a decade of political activism and social unrest.

PRESS

  • "A brilliant dramatisation of Jonathon Coe's novel" - Mail on Sunday
  • "An exemplary, very funny and poignant adaptation, one that so far stands out effortlessly in its own right" - Financial Times
  • "The grimy seventies have been perfectly recaptured, while the plot and patter are polished" - Daily Express
  • "It is a joy to watch... hugely enjoyable" - The Times
  • "The 1970's are captured beautifully in this absorbing adaptation of Johnathan Coe's novel" - The Guardian

AWARDS

  • Broadcast Awards
    Nominated, Best Drama Series/ Serial 2006
  • RTS Craft & Design Awards
    Nominated, Emma Scott Make-Up Design 2005

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